cauterize

cauterize definition - medical

cau·ter·ize (kôˈtə-rīzˌ)

verb
To burn or sear with a cautery.

Related Forms:

  • cauˌter·i·zaˈtion (-tər-ĭ-zāˈshən) noun

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